Melchisedec, Made Like the Son of God Hebrews 7:3

he writer of Hebrews shared how “Abraham” gave “tithes” to “Melchisedec” after he defeated the foes of Sodom and Gomorrah. In chapter seven and verse three of Hebrews the writer shares more about, “Melchisedec, King of Salem” where we read:

Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.

The verse begins, “Without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life;...”. The writer began with the words, “without father” which means “fatherless or whose father is not recorded in the genealogies”, “without mother” or “bereft of a mother or born of a base or unknown mother”, “without descent” which means “one of whose genealogy there is no record”, “having neither” or “holding, possessing or owning no” “beginning” which means “origin, active cause or extremity” “of days” or “time in general or days of his life”, “nor end of life” which refers to “the termination, cessation or finishing of the state of one who is possessed of vitality or is animated”. There is no record of “Melchisedec's” birth parents, genealogy or death.

The verse continues, “but made like unto the Son of God; abides a priest continually.”. The writer added the word, “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was just stated” “made like” or “fashioned and formed as a similar model, copy, facsimile or rendering” “unto the Son” which means “the descendant and one of the posterity” “of God” which refers to “the Godhead bodily and trinity which is comprised of God the Father, Christ the Son and the Holy Spirit”; “abides” or “remains, continues, endures and waits as” “a priest” which means “one who offers sacrifices and in general in busied with sacred rites” “continually” or “perpetually and forever”. Though there was no record of “Melchisedec” he was “made” like “God's Son”, and His “priesthood” lasts forever.

When we consider these words in Hebrews, we see the mystery behind the appearance of “Melchisedec” who had no heritage recorded. This “theophany” or early appearance of Jesus was outside the “temporary” “order of priests” who eventually died. Jesus “lives” “eternally” and is therefore greater than the Levitical priesthood. He was born to die for our sins, but conquered death that we may have a personal relationship with God. Let us realize the magnitude and position of our “great high priest” who was made according to the “order of Melchisedec”.

Next time the writer tells his readers to “consider how great this man was”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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